PEOPLE (midterm)

Question 1

General who commanded Carthage during the 2nd Punic war

Answer 1

Hannibal Barca

Question 2

held consul for seven times in a row, recruited non-romans for military

Answer 2

Marius

Question 3

revived dictatorship in Rome, seized power through force, stripped people of citizenship after Marius gave it to them

Answer 3

Sulla

Question 4

Founders of Rome, two brothers

Answer 4

Romulus and Remus

Question 5

remained loyal to Caesar, consul alongside Caesar

Answer 5

Marc Antony

Question 6

Deputy of Agustus, victory over Marc Antony

Answer 6

Marcus Agrippa

Question 7

First Roman emperor, founder of the roman principate

Answer 7

Octavian/Augustus

Question 8

led assassination of Caesar, opposed Pompey

Answer 8

Marcus Junius Brutus

Question 9

roman general and statesmen, defeated Pompey, became dictator until assassination - led to fall of Roman Republic

Answer 9

Julius Caesar

Question 10

senator known for “carthage must be destroyed” after speeches

Answer 10

Cato the Elder

Question 11

senator known for preserving old roman values in decline

Answer 11

Cato the Younger

Question 12

Populist roman politician during First Triumvirate

Answer 12

Clodius

Question 13

Political Agitator prosecuted for the murder of Clodius

Answer 13

Milo

Question 14

Last pharaoh of Egypt, eldest son of Cleopatra

Answer 14

Caesarion

Question 15

Speaker of Rome, talked too much and killed by Marc Antony

Answer 15

Cicero

Question 16

opposed Sulla, engaged in armed conflict against Gnaeus Octavius during consulship

Answer 16

Cinna

Question 17

Last active ruler of Egypt, after death, Egypt became a province of roman empire

Answer 17

Cleopatra

Question 18

wealthiest man in rome, puts down Spartacus w/ no credit

Answer 18

Crassus

Question 19

was consul five times and appointed dictator, targeted Hannibal’s supply lines rather than face them head-on

Answer 19

Quintius Fabius Cunctator

Question 20

after Tiberius, wanted to reduce price of grain in favor of the poor, died to mob violence

Answer 20

Gaius Gracchus

Question 21

best known for reform law of transferring land of the wealthy to the poorer citizens - died to mob violence

Answer 21

Tiberius Gracchus

Question 22

went against Rome’s wishes and bribed Roman senators, started the war between Roman and Numidian forces

Answer 22

Jugurtha

Question 23

Portrayed as the least useful member of the Triumvirate, close ally of Julius Caesar

Answer 23

Lepidus

Question 24

A leading instigator for the assassination of Caesar, brother-in-law of Brutus

Answer 24

Gaius Cassius Longinus

Question 25

Supported Sulla, served alongside Pompey

Answer 25

Metellus

Question 26

enemy of Julius Caesar, transformed rome from republic to empire

Answer 26

Pompey

Question 27

one of early Rome’s strongest opponents, Greek king

Answer 27

Pyrrhus of Epirus

Question 28

Aligned w/ Sulla, Roman tribune, killed by Marius in battle

Answer 28

Saturninus

Question 29

Led Rome to victory against Carthage in the 2nd punic war

Answer 29

Scipio Africanus

Question 30

Son of Pompey, formed last organized opposition to 2nd triumvirate

Answer 30

Sextus Pompey

Question 31

Gladiator who led slave uprisings against Roman Republic

Answer 31

Spartacus

Question 32

divine hero that represents strength and far-ranging adventures

Answer 32

Hercules

Question 33

mythical hero of Troy and Rome, cousin of Hector, defended city against Greeks during Trojan War

Answer 33

Aeneas